Race Reports

Striders of Croydon promoted the fifth annual Croydon Half-Marathon from their headquarters at Sandilands on Sunday. The winner was Sergio Gaiduc who covered the undulating course in 73 minutes 12 seconds, with Daniel Gaffney of Epsom second in 74 minutes 09. The first woman was Sophie Grant of Serpentine in 87 minutes 06, with Phyllis

James Bennett created history for Striders of Croydon on Sunday when he smashed their all-time Half Marathon record with a brilliant run of 1 hour 11 minutes and 55 seconds at the Hasting Half Marathon. This placed him fourth in a race of three thousand finishers and follows from his victory in the Brands Hatch

Krzysztof Klidzia, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to finish seventh overall, and second in the over-40 category, in the Falmouth Half-Marathon on Sunday, recording 81 minutes 27 seconds. Striders’ club secretary Chris Morton placed fifth in the Bromley Veterans open five-mile cross-country race at Sparrows Den, covering the undulating course in 37

Matthew Smith, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to finish 141st in a field of more than eleven thousand runners in the Bath Half-Marathon. Matthew’s time of exactly 80 minutes was his fastest half-marathon for five years. At the British Masters Indoor Championships at Lee Valley on Saturday, Alan Dolton placed fourth in

James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, had an outstanding run  to win the British Heart Foundation Half-Marathon, held on an undulating multi-terrain course at Brands Hatch on Sunday. Unfortunately the course was not officially measured, but James’ winning time of 69 minutes 50 seconds suggests that, if he were to enter an official UKA half-marathon,

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the National Cross-Country Championships, at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. Their best performance came from Rachel Lindley who had an excellent run to place 122nd of the 865 finishers in the senior women’s race, covering the very muddy five-mile course in 36 minutes 17 seconds. Steph Upton was

In the South of England Masters Indoor Championships at Lee Valley, Striders’ middle-distance coach Alan Dolton gained an unexpected gold medal in the M55 1500 metres (5.39). Morena Lironi, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the recent Delle Due Perle Half-Marathon in Rome, recording 93 minutes 46 seconds. This lifts her to

Striders of Croydon produced an excellent team performance to place second of the nine clubs in the final Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Division Two champions Clapham gained an emphatic victory with 150 points, but Striders’ total of 352 placed them ahead of Walton (361), Guildford

Striders of Croydon fielded three teams in the East Surrey League’s annual cross-country relay, held on a muddy two-mile course at Wimbledon Common on Saturday afternoon. Their A team placed sixth out of the 25 teams. Paul Stanford ran the first leg in 12 miles 13 seconds, handing over to Darren Woods who ran 12

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of England Cross-Country Championships at Stanmer Park, Brighton, on Saturday. Their best performance came from Darren Woods who placed 566th out of the 857 finishers, covering the muddy 15-kilometre course in 71 minutes 02 seconds. Team manager Chris Morton was 628th in exactly 73 minutes, while